Francine Rivers stays true to the Scriptural record of Jesus' life in her novella, Unafraid, but uses her imagination to fill in the gaps of Mary's story. The climax in Rivers' series of the five women listed in the lineage of Jesus, Unafraid tells the story of the woman God chose to bear His Son. …
By Tyler Whitesides (Book 1 of 5) Spencer Zumbro began seeing the strange creatures after he washed his face with some soap he found in the boy's bathroom. The problem is no one else in sixth grade can see them. Slimy lizards, dust ball rodents, and bat-birds are everywhere! When the Bureau of Educational Maintenance …
By Brandon Mull First in the Sky Raiders series by Brandon Mull, I just finished Five Kingdoms. I must admit, the story was well-written and kept my interest throughout. A timely book as it begins on Halloween night when Cole Randolph and his friends check out a haunted house in their neighborhood. Their expectation of …
So many of my favorite home school memories involve reading good books aloud. For many years we began our days with me reading both devotional books and historical fiction to the children and ending the days with Daddy reading classics to all of us. When the books were riveting, the children often persuaded me to …
Trenton Lee Stewart has written a clever trilogy about four exceptionally gifted children chosen to save the world. Many children responded to Mr.Benedict's advertisement for "gifted children looking for special opportunities" but only Reynie Muldoon, George "Sticky" Washington, Kate Wetherall, pass the strange tests and are chosen. The three of them are joined by Constance …
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte is a classic in British literature. Bronte creates vivid scenes and pathetic characters drawing us immediately into 18th century England. Jane is a lonely orphan, mistreated by her closest relatives. She's sent to a dismal boarding school where the abuse continues. Nevertheless, Jane finds a couple of friends who encourage …
Written in the first person, present tense, Tosca Lee places readers directly into the mind of her protagonist, Emily Jacobs. The problem is, Emily has erased her memory and self-discovery was never so dangerous. Revelation takes Emily, and us, on a crazy journey back in time and around the world. This fast-paced novel was thrilling. …
